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"Don't criticize if you can't do better," is never a good take.


Do you think so? Sure, it's usually a dismissive remark but criticism is usually equally low effort.

I believe our world would be better off if the millions of critics actually tried to do better than the things they criticize. The vast majority of them would fail but would likely learn to be more understanding.

The few that succeed would probably make something that is actually better than the competition!


Generally speaking, it's OK to see a fault and not always have an answer for how to fix it, or to not be the one who's capable of fixing it.


"It's remarkable how many people who've never run any kind of company think they know how to run a tech company better than someone who's run Tesla and SpaceX." - Paul Graham https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1592852796185128961


It's remarkable how tone deaf one (Graham) can be. The crux of my comment remains the same - people are perfectly free to criticize a decision they disagree with, even if they don't run a company. Many people doing the criticizing are Twitter users themselves, the very people impacted by Musks's decisions. They have every right to be unhappy with a decision he makes that impacts how they use the product.


That's not the point at all.

Regarding the personal attack - is Zuckerberg also a "bizarre, fragile, little man" since Instagram doesn't allow 3rd party clients?

Regarding the validity of this move by Twitter - a private company is making changes which they believe are in line with their business goals. Who cares? Why get so riled up about it?


>... a private company is making changes which they believe are in line with their business goals. Who cares? Why get so riled up about it?

Someone you don't know doesn't like a move that a private company made, or it's CEO. Who cares? Why get so riled up about it?


So we are in agreement about the OP, glad we found some common ground :)


Thank you for putting words in my mouth. Your inability to have a constructive, healthy conversation throughout this thread demonstrates why you've chosen a throwaway account for this. Enjoy your weekend.




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